Product design

Meeting the needs of the manufacturing and service sectors of contemporary industry, this volume is concerned with the human factors, ergonomics, and safety issues related to the design of products, processes, and systems, as well as the operation and management of business enterprises.

As markets become more dynamic and competitive, companies must reconsider how they view inventory and make changes to their production and inventory systems.

In an era of profound environmental and geopolitical uncertainty, Designing through Planetary Breakdown offers fresh perspectives on design's evolving role in the face of planetary change.

Analysis with Ultrasmall Numbers presents an intuitive treatment of mathematics using ultrasmall numbers.

Chinese manufacturing industries continue to impact the world economy.

The First Comprehensive Book on the SubjectFocusing on the underlying structure of a system, Optimal Design of Queueing Systems explores how to set the parameters of a queueing system, such as arrival and service rates, before putting it into operation.

Today's fast-paced manufacturing culture demands a handbook that provides how-to, no-holds-barred, no-frills information.

As integrated cicuits become more complex, with smaller and smaller geometries, much more care must be taken to avoid reliability problems.

Pseudolinear Functions and Optimization is the first book to focus exclusively on pseudolinear functions, a class of generalized convex functions.

Through simple, practical approaches, Reliability Analysis and Prediction with Warranty Data: Issues, Strategies, and Methods helps Six Sigma black belts and engineers successfully interpret warranty data to make accurate predictions.

A handbook in the truest sense of the word, the first edition of the Operations Research Calculations Handbook quickly became an indispensible resource.

The delivery of real bottom-line results from manufacturing improvements has proven to be much harder than expected for most companies.

Optimality Conditions in Convex Optimization explores an important and central issue in the field of convex optimization: optimality conditions.

For the past decade, the rapid development of the ergonomics disciplines as well as the fast growing economy in the Asian region have been attracting the attention of the international ergonomics community.

As quality becomes an increasingly essential factor for achieving business success, building quality improvement into all stages-product planning, product design, and process design-instead of just manufacturing has also become essential.

A reference for those working at the interface of operations planning and optimization modeling, Operations Planning: Mixed Integer Optimization Models blends essential theory and powerful approaches to practical operations planning problems.

As RFID technology is becoming increasingly popular, the need has arisen to address the challenges and approaches to successful implementation.

Based on the many approaches available for dealing with large-scale systems (LSS), Decentralized Control and Filtering in Interconnected Dynamical Systems supplies a rigorous framework for studying the analysis, stability, and control problems of LSS.

A guided tour through the each stages of process, Kansei/Affective Engineering explores how to apply Kansei/Affective Engineering.

Helps Students Understand Mathematical Programming Principles and Solve Real-World ApplicationsSupplies enough mathematical rigor yet accessible enough for undergraduatesIntegrating a hands-on learning approach, a strong linear algebra focus, Maple software, and real-world applications, Linear and Nonlinear Programming with Maple : An Interactive,

Until now, no book addressed convexity, monotonicity, and variational inequalities together.

Every day we interact with thousands of consumer products.

Written by international contributors, Learning Curves: Theory, Models, and Applications first draws a learning map that shows where learning is involved within organizations, then examines how it can be sustained, perfected, and accelerated.

Integer Programming: Theory and Practice contains refereed articles that explore both theoretical aspects of integer programming as well as major applications.

A First Course in Probability with an Emphasis on Stochastic ModelingProbability and Stochastic Modeling not only covers all the topics found in a traditional introductory probability course, but also emphasizes stochastic modeling, including Markov chains, birth-death processes, and reliability models.

In real life, data is messy and doesn't always fit into normal statistical distributions.

Full of practical examples, Introduction to Scheduling presents the basic concepts and methods, fundamental results, and recent developments of scheduling theory.

As with any art, science, or discipline, natural talent is only part of the equation.

The application of futures thinking in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) has become increasingly important in recent years.

Unlike most engineers, system engineers focus on the knowledge base needed to develop good systems in a cross-functional fashion rather than deeply on isolated topics.

As multicriteria decision-making (MCDM) continues to grow and evolve, machine learning (ML) techniques have become increasingly important in finding efficient and effective solutions to complex problems.

As sensors become ubiquitous, a set of broad requirements is beginning to emerge across high-priority applications including disaster preparedness and management, adaptability to climate change, national or homeland security, and the management of critical infrastructures.

In real-life scenarios, service management involves complex decision-making processes usually affected by random or stochastic variables.

Portable ventilation systems provide an option for supplementing installed ventilation, as well as providing a system for ventilation where none exists.

Additive manufacturing (AM) is a manufacturing process that has emerged as a viable technology for the production of engineering components.

Design, style, and accessorise clothes with this practical book of fashion design for kids.

The book primarily focuses on the process of industrial transformation in the era of digitalization.

The field of machinery maintenance is undergoing a remarkable transformation, driven by the convergence of intelligent technologies and data-driven approaches.

Engineers and scientists often need to solve complex problems with incomplete information resources, necessitating a proper treatment of uncertainty and a reliance on expert opinions.

The idea of creating artificial humans can be found at the beginning of the human culture.

Communication is the glue that binds the diverse elements of the national economy.

The use of intelligence in manufacturing has emerged as a fascinating subject for academics and businesses everywhere.

Efficient Energy Utilization and Emission Reduction Strategies in Plant Operations summarizes technological advancements in effective energy utilization in plant operations.

Winner of IIE Book of the Month, December 2013The introduction of reverse supply chains has created many challenges in network design, transportation, selection of used products, selection and evaluation of suppliers, performance measurement, marketing-related issues, end-of-life (EOL) alternative selection, remanufacturing, disassembly, and produc

Immersive technology is going to govern the next generation in terms of education, health, military, tourism, and much more.

This book is a concise hands-on guide that provides students a useful tool for a systematic approach to scientific inquiry.

Taking a new product from the design stage to large-scale production in a profitable, efficient manner can challenge the processes of even the most advanced companies.

Vehicle, road, sign, and signal lighting are provided to enable drivers to reach their destinations quickly and safely.

Although a useful and important tool, the potential of mathematical modelling for decision making is often neglected.

The reference text discusses fundamental principles, planning, sourcing, demand forecasting, and supply forecasting in the field of supply chain management.